Month: May 2012

EXCITING NEWS: The Saw Doctors get ready for big night in with Gay Byrne! for the new series of ‘For One Night Only’ on RTE television

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EXCITING NEWS: The Saw Doctors get ready for big night in with Gay Byrne!


One of Galway’s best-loved musical acts- The Saw Doctors are set to join Gay Byrne for the new series of ‘For One Night Only’ on RTE television . . . and Galway-based fans have been invited to apply for tickets for the recordings of both shows.

The veteran broadcaster will interview The Saw Doctors in at the RTE studios in Dublin Donnybrook on Friday, June 8.

RTE has up to 200 tickets available for the recording, which will last about two and a half hours, and they have invited Galway fans to get in touch if they wish to attend. Fill in the below form:www.rte.ie/tv/…/foronenightonly_the_saw_doctors.rtf

It is the second series of a successful show which saw Byrne feature acts such as Christy Moore and Imelda May first time around. Byrne interviews the musicians in front of a studio audience, before inviting them to play six or seven songs.

The second series, which also features Sharon Shannon, Sinead O’Connor, Finbar Furey, and Aslan, is set to be broadcast in the coming months.

Well done to The legendary Irish Household band ! Go on the Docs!

listen to their new single due out June 22nd here:

The Saw Doctors Headline Galway Volvo Race Celebrations on July 3; free concert!

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 The Saw Doctors Headline Galway Volvo Race Celebrations on July 3

The Saw Doctors free concert in Galway Docks on Tuesday July 3 – Davy, Leo and The Saw Docs will headline the Finale of the Volvo Ocean Race on July 3 when the six sailing boats finish their Round the World journey in Galway Docks! 

The Saw Doctors will headline the Finale of the Volvo Round the  World Ocean Race on Tuesday July 3 when the six sailing boats arrive at the Galway Docks after completing the final leg of the race from L’Orient.

Over 100,000 people are expected to attend the Finale of the  Volvo Ocean Race at Galway Docks on Tuesday July 3, when  The Saw Doctors will play a free concert, featuring all their hit songs  N17, I Useta Lover, Downtown, Hay Wrap, About You Now, Clare Island,  Red Cortina and To Win Just Once.

The Saw Doctors free concert at Galway Docks on Tuesday July 3 will be the bands first hometown show in over two years – Davy, Leo and The Saw Doctors have been touring in Australia, North America and the UK in the last eighteen months promoting their recent studio album, The Further Adventures of The Saw Doctors.  Last month, The Saw Doctors returned from a six week Coast to Coast tour of the US finishing up in Los Angeles at the famous Troubadour Club in West Hollywood.

Tickets please visit: http://www.volvooceanracegalway.ie/

Listen to their new single Indian Summer here: out June 22nd 2012

Katie & The Carnival to release new single DINOSAURS June 18th!

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Katie & The Carnival to release brand new single!

New single ‘Dinosaurs’ release date is 18th June.

Katie and the Carnival is the musical project of musician and actress Katie Richardson and her band. Known for their energetic and engaging live performances, their music is soulful and harmony-driven with influences from folk, pop, indie and torch song.

Following a number of sell-out special events last Summer the band have made several TV (BBC NI’s Out Of The Blue and Come Dine With Me), radio and festival appearances. 

Katie has also worked with fellow luminaries such as: Duke Special, The Inishowen Gospel Choir, The Salt Flats, The Jane Bradfords and many more.

Her voice is currently featured in the new Dale Farm ice cream advert singing her own arrangement of ‘Bring me Sunshine’ by Arthur Kent. 

New single ‘Dinosaurs’, is out June 18th, was recorded in Start Together Studio’s, Belfast (General Fiasco, Duke Special, Sharon Corr). 

“A band on top of their game” BBC ATL

“Tammy Wynette meets Tarintino” Hotpress

“She (Katie) transcends the stereotype of the quirky female vocalist, thanks to remarkable stage presence, a soulful voice and joyous wit.” Culture NI

Gig dates:

24th May 2012 – Ulster Hall Sofa Sessions, Belfast, Northern Ire

21st July- Glasgowbury –Northern Ire

4th August – Forefy – Co. Fermanagh.

17th – 19th August Sunflowerfest – Northern Ire

Links: http://www.facebook.com/katieandthecarnivalband

Sandi Thom to release new album : Flesh & Blood Aug 24th + free download Single available exclusively from her website from June 4th.

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Sandi Thom releases new album “Flesh and Blood” on August 24th (27th in Uk)

Produced by Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes

Featuring duet with the iconic Buffy Sainte Marie

Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Sandi Thom is proud to announce  the August 24th release of her fourth studio album Flesh and Blood.  The album was produced by the Black Crowes’ Rich Robinson and recorded at 16 Ton studio in Nashville, Tennessee. This is Sandi’s fourth album following 2010’s critically acclaimed Merchants and Thieves.

The first single, Sun Comes Crashing Down will be available as a free download on www.sandithom.com on June 4th.

Best known for her 2006 No.1 hit single I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair), Flesh and Blood is a significant release, being Sandi’s sophomore studio album, released solely by her independent label Guardian Angels Records (distributed by NOVA through Universal Music Operations).

The highly anticipated new album radiates the raunchy blues rock bravado of the opening track Help Me, followed by the country-flavoured Leadbelly classic In The Pines, that funks it up on the strutting, clavinet-led Stormy Weather; and inevitably breaks your heart, with the emotionally compelling finale Lay Your Burden Down.

The new album features an all-star ensemble led by Black Crowes Rich Robinson, drummer Steve Gorman and fellow Black Crowe and widely travelled session guitarist Audley Freed, respected Nashville stars Mike Webb (keys/Dobro) and James Haggerty (bass) complete the line-up with special guest appearances from acclaimed singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte Marie and famous Rolling Stones collaborator, the legendary saxophonist Bobby Keys.

“Sandi really stretched herself and made a bold new album,” reflects Rich Robinson, “Her songs are honest, vulnerable and very strong.  Her vocal abilities are showcased really well, as is her guitar work, and harp playing. I think Sandi’s made a great record. It was a joy to work with her.”

Legendary classic rock producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, The Black Crowes, Joe Bonamassa) also mixed two tracks, Sun Comes Crashing Down and a duet with Buffy Sainte Marie on the latter’s classic song, Big Ones Get Away.

“Sandi’s writing is fantastic,” says Shirley, “and her singing is wonderful. Sun Comes Crashing Down has all the right ingredients to be a hit.”

The intriguingly titled I Love You Like A Lunatic, is based on her “life-changing” love affair with superstar blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa. The couple have been together three years now, living and loving on and off the road. Celebrated music journalist Mick Wall likens it to a modern-day Johnny Cash and June Carter fairy-tale. “My life just turned crazy,” says Sandi, it’s what everybody wants, that insane kind of love that utterly consumes you.”

Sandi feels that Flesh and Blood is her coming of age album. “All I ever want to do is write songs that connect with people,” says Sandi. “With this album I’ve finally found a place where I can make the very best music I can achieve. The people that only know me from Punk Rocker won’t recognise me on this album. They will discover another side to me entirely.

Flesh and Blood – Track Listing

  1. Help Me (4:34)
  2. I Owe You Zero (3:24)
  3. Flesh And Blood (4:28)
  4. Sun Comes Crashing Down (4:03)
  5. In The Pines (4:59)
  6. The Big Ones Get Away (4:05)
  7. Stormy Weather (4:31)
  8. I See The Devil In You (3:55)
  9.  Rise As One (3:06)
  10. I Love You Like A Lunatic (4:52)
  11. Save Some Mercy For Me (4:37)
  12. Lay Your Burden Down (5:40) 

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Official Website: www.sandithom.com

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/sandithom

Twitter: www.twitter.com/Sandi_Thom

YouTube: www.youtube.com/sandithom

For interview opportunities and album review copies, please contact:

Linda Coogan Byrne/ Good Seed PR

KOPEK announce exclusive online gig on July 5th on GIFTEDLIVE.com!

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Irish rock pop band KOPEK have just announced that they will be performing live at The Belfast Empire exclusively on GIFTEDLIVE.com on July 5th 9pm sharp! Alongside fellow Irish bands: The Answer, The Riptide Movement and others on the night.

In 2009 Dublin Kopek signed to Religion Music for a large multi-album deal. Their debut album, titled ‘White Collar Lies’, has since been released and has received international acclaim. The Album mixed by one of the most sought after Grammy award winning mix engineers; Tom Lord-Alge (Green Day, Manic Street Preachers, Marilyn Manson, U2, Blink182, The Rolling Stones…), Mastered by Grammy Winner Ted Jensen (Sterling Sound- Madonna, Creed, Santana etc..) and Produced By Glenn Herlihy & Kopek @ Religion Music Studios.

Various tracks from the album have been synced across TV and Film; such as the new American Pie film “American Reunion”, “Saw 3d” and in Various MTV shows like “Punk’d, The Real World, Jersey Shore and The Challenge” to name a few.

KOPEK have been touring the U.S for the past year in support of ‘White Collar Lies’ US Release. Their US released single “Cocaine Chest Pains” reached #25 in the American Active Rock Charts and went Top 10 in Canada in Active Rock Station for ten weeks. They are now back in Ireland and will be touring Nationally in the coming months along with multiple single releases taken from their album White Collar Lies, which is now available in Ireland. The first single to be released in Ireland will be ‘FLORIDIAN’ on June 22nd.

Upcoming gigs:

Westport Music Festival SUNDAY 24TH OF JUNE. 

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: The Belfast Empire exclusively on GIFTEDLIVE.com on July 5th or To attend the gig in person: Doors: 8:30pm / Adm: £10 @ The Belfast Empire

See it for FREE Online Shows starts at 9pm on @ http://www.giftedlive.com/

On the night you can Follow the conversation in real time over at www.facebook/giftedlive  // www.Twitter.com/gifted_live and be sure to hastag #KOPEK !


Acts announced for the upcoming June & July shows of GIFTEDLIVE!

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…A new way to experience live music

Get closer to the bands you love, without leaving your house.

 Acts announced for the upcoming June & July shows!

GiftedLive.com are bringing you closer to the bands you love, without you having to leave the comfort of your home. It is a new ‘online music show’ set in a format similar to a TV show which is broadcasted live and direct from stunning venue: The Belfast Empire Music Hall. 

It’s the first music show of its kind – an online show based around a live gig. GiftedLive.com will feature the best new music around – from the established stars to the undiscovered gems – and gift it live to the world!

All GiftedLive.com shows are streamed for Free – Live & Online.  And if you’re worried that you’re missing out on the adrenaline-fuelled impact of a live gig, think about it for a while.

Where you ever at a gig and yet the sound quality wasn’t quite right for you? Did you ever envy those up at the front of stage? Never got into the VIP area you so desperately wanted to be in? That feeling will vanish once you watch your favourite band live – in real time – on your very own front of house seat, from your own home, lap top or mobile device.  GiftedLive.com offers you the chance to share in that live gig experience …but with all the creature comforts of home!

Then again, can always come down to The Belfast Empire Music Hall and witness the magic in person. It is a live gig after all! For those who do however want to attend the gigs in person, tickets are priced at £10 and are available at the door of The Empire Music Hall Belfast from 8:30pm onwards on the night of each show.

GiftedLive.com is hosted by presenter Kat Kirk. Each performance is filmed on multi-cameras and cut live on location. All performances are archived and available for viewing on www.GiftedLive.com

‘Gifted’ has been running at The Empire Music Hall for over 11 years and has showcased some of the finest talent to ever emerge from these shores.  Everyone from Duke Special to The Answer, Fighting with Wire, General Fiasco, The Riptide Movement, Desert Hearts, Olympic Lifts, Oppenheimer, Two Door Cinema Club; the list reads like a who’s who of Irish music.

Thursday 7th June:
Duke Special
The 1930s
Tieranniesaur
Pugwash
Window Seats
Gavin James

+ Special Performances by

A Plastic Rose (Launch ‘Live’ show at 9pm – exclusive acoustic performance)
More Than Conquerors
Tom McShane
Elspeth

Thursday 5th July:

The Answer
(Exclusive performance of ‘Rise’ album)

David Kitt
Kopek
The Riptide Movement
Cosmo Jarvis
BeeMickSee

+ Special Recorded Performances by

General Fiasco
Shake!
Droids

To attend the above gigs in person: Doors: 8:30pm / Adm: £10 @ The Belfast Empire

or

See it for FREE Online

Shows starts at 9pm on @ http://www.giftedlive.com/

www.facebook/giftedlive
www.Twitter.com/gifted_live

Elspeth release album COAX today.

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Elspeth//

Radio Single ‘The Taster’ + Album ‘Coax’ is out from May 14th

Elspeth are a 5-piece alternative rock band from Northern Ireland made up of: Gerard Sands (vocal, guitar), Leo Sands (guitar), Jonathan Mcateer (guitar), Davy Short (Bass) and Phil Corrigan, (Drums).

Their sound combines offbeat, atmospheric, stilted rhythms that climb and fall over steely guitar thrills and gradual bass lines. Their music in heavily influenced by Pixies & Radiohead.

Elspeth have garnered support from Radio stations across the UK & Ireland including Tom Robinson & Gideon Coe on BBC 6Music, Phantom FM, Cool FM and BBC Radio 1 Introducing who featured a live session with the band earlier this year. The track ‘The Taster’ features on the album Coax which is released week commencing 14th May

Most recently they have played live shows supporting Sea Of Bees, Dog Is Dead and Cashier No.9. And will be announcing a list of tour dates in the coming weeks.

Band Links:

http://www.facebook.com/elspethband

https://twitter.com/#!/Elspethmusic

Tour dates to be announce soon.

Label:No Dancing Records

http://www.nodancing.co.uk/

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KOPEK ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF NEW SINGLE!

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 “FLORIDIAN” OUT JUNE 22ND Taken from album ‘WHITE COLLAR LIES’ Out Now!
Kopek are an Irish rock pop band from Dublin. Paying their dues with early gigs in and around Dublin included many a ‘battle of the bands contest’, which they won in regularity. From 2002 to 2009 Kopek toured relentlessly and continued to win competitions around the globe. It wasn’t too long until their powerhouse performances became one of their best word of mouth endorsements and in 2005 Kopek won the ‘Best Live Act at the Global Battle Of The Bands’, garnering them $100,000 and a world tour. They have just announced the release of new single ‘FLORIDIAN’ of June 22nd.

In 2009 Kopek signed to Religion Music for a large multi-album deal. Their debut album, titled ‘White Collar Lies’, has since been released and has received international acclaim. The Album mixed by one of the most sought after Grammy award winning mix engineers; Tom Lord-Alge (Green Day, Manic Street Preachers, Marilyn Manson, U2, Blink182, The Rolling Stones…), Mastered by Grammy Winner Ted Jensen (Sterling Sound- Madonna, Creed, Santana etc..) and Produced By Glenn Herlihy & Kopek @ Religion Music Studios.

Various tracks from the album have been synced across TV and Film; such as the new American Pie film “American Reunion”, “Saw 3d” and in Various MTV shows like “Punk’d, The Real World, Jersey Shore and The Challenge” to name a few.

KOPEK have been touring the U.S for the past year in support of ‘White Collar Lies’ US Release. Their US released single “Cocaine Chest Pains” reached #25 in the American Active Rock Charts and went Top 10 in Canada in Active Rock Station for ten weeks. They are now back in Ireland and will be touring Nationally in the coming months along with multiple single releases taken from their album White Collar Lies, which is now available in Ireland.

The first single to be released in Ireland will be ‘FLORIDIAN’ on June 22nd. Upcoming gig: Westport Music Festival SUNDAY 24TH OF JUNE. More tour dates TBA soon!

Album sampler public stream now up: http://soundcloud.com/religionmusic/sets/white-collar-lies-by-kopek 

 Links: https://www.facebook.com/kopek / Twitter – @kopekofficial

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THE BARLEY MOB announce new Single and Nationwide tour dates.

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Release Single: “Stand Up, Rise Up, Big Up”. Out June 1st on iTunes

The Barley Mob are a 7 piece group hailing from Ireland. Their collective influences have fused to create a fresh blend of uplifting music, embellished and delivered with equal measures of rock riffs, soulful melodies, folk jigs and infectious beats. Born from days of economic uncertainty and personal obstacles, The Barley Mob have set out to entertain, move and relate to their listeners. Through energetic and electric live shows they leave the crowds feeling as though they were involved in something special.

Anthems such as “Never be lost” and “Everybodys’ Music” tell the story of the importance of music in our lives, while a crowd favourite and upcoming single, “Stand Up, Rise Up, Big Up”, urges us all to stand up and be counted amongst our peers.

Since forming in April 2010, they have played over 300 gigs from the smallest snugs to illustrious festivals such as The Electric Picnic. Including winning international “Rising Stars 2010” as part of Dublin City Soul Festival where they played to over 6000 people in Merrion Square, Dublin. Every gig is a testament and endorsement to the band and has gained them many fans, and resulted in the band being described by the Irish Daily Star as “One of the tightest live bands on the circuit today” and “A ray of sunshine and an utterly brilliant live act” by Rte Radio 1’s Pat Kenny.

The band recently took time out in the studio to record their first album, due for release in early 2013. This complimented earlier success when the group won the International Dublin City Soul Festival “Rising Stars” competition just 3 months after they were formed. They have just announced over 15 tour dates Nationally throughout the summer months ahead.

The BaRLey MOB are: Adam Daly, Neil Butler, Andy Moore, John Heraghty, Conor Byrne, Sean Behan and Barry Kett.

Links:

http://www.thebarleymob.com/

Tour dates:

MAY
Fri 11th May – The Window Sessions – Kellys Bar, Galway, 23:00
Sat 12th May – The Clock Tavern – Westport, Co. Mayo 22:00
Thurs 17th May – Dolans – Limerick 21:00
Sat 26th May – Life Festival – Belvedere House, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Sun 27th May – Dublin City Soul Festival – Merrion Square, Dublin. Lunchtime
Sun 27th May – Wicklow Arts Festival – Wicklow Town. 16:30
Thurs 31st May – The Twisted Pepper – Dublin. 21:00

June
Sat 2nd June – Strawberry Fest – Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford 16:00
Fri 8th June – Shortts Bar – Waterford. 21:00
Sat 9th June – Eigse Festival – Town Hall followed by O’Loughlins Bar, Carlow 20:00
Sat 16th June – NPLD – Temple House Estate, Sligo.
Fri 22nd June – The Corner House – Clane, Co. Kildare. 21:00
Sat 30th June – John Dalys – Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. 21:00

July
Fri 6th July – Junction Fest – Mulcahys, Clonmel
Sat 7th July – Voodoo – Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Sat 14th July – Christys Bar – The Square, Listowel, Co. Kerry
Fri 20th – 21st July – Falcarragh Festival – Falcarragh, Co. Donegal

August
Sat 4th August – Tanglewood Festival NI – Newry, NI.
Fri 10th August – Boomtown Fair – Secret South England location, UK.
17th – 19th August – Sunflower Festival – Tubbys Farm, Hillsborough, NI.
17th – 19th August – Stendhal Festival – Limavady, NI.
Sat 25th August – Prosperous Festival – Prosperous, Co. Kildare
Fri 31st August – Electric Picnic – Stradbally, Co. Laois. (stages & times TBC)

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